Pocahontas County farmers poised for 1940 AAA sign up
More than 1935 farmers in Pocahontas County indicate participation in the 1940 AAA Farm program. Signatures by May 1 on a farm plan allow eligibility for payments, including 15 cents per bushel on corn allotments and 9–10 cents per bushel on wheat, with conservation and parity components. Last year 2044 farmers covered 95 percent of cropland.
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Pocanty
Harry, Land
AAA Committee
Coun
Pocahontas County
AAA
Legion Program at Havelock April 1 Meeting
The first county wide American Legion meeting will be in Havelock on Monday evening April 1. Program includes formal opening, vocal solo Irene Peterson, guitar solo Mrs Louis Rassler, comedy skit Calmer, brass sextette Pocahontas, vocal solo Mr Forbes Havelock, accordion duet Shimon Duo Havelock, address Frank Miles Des Moines Hayseed Band Laurens, formal closes with doughnuts and coffee. Marilyn Webb daughter of Mr and Mrs Alva Webb received four stitches after cutting left eye on barbed wire Saturday afternoon.
Alice Lathrop Wins Pocahontas County Spelling Contest
Miss Alice Lathrop, 13, of Havelock, an eighth grade pupil at Havelock school, won the Pocahontas County spelling contest last week. She will represent the community in April 1920. Her winning word was downfall.
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Alice Lathrop
Havelock
Pocahontas County
Alice
Iin
Care of Meats Discussed at Training School
Miss Genevieve Colgan led a training school at Mrs. Arco Ives home on March 21 for project leaders of Des Moines and Garfield townships. The session covered preservation with lockers and the swine industry issue of lard use. Mrs. William Fisher gave a health article on medical examinations. This concluded the year’s training schools.
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Genevieve Colgan
Arco Ives
Des Moines
Garfield Townships
William Fisher
Colgan
Rexall Convention Attendees Gather at Fort Des Moines Hotel
Mr and Mrs C J Morrison Naomi Sroufe and Harold Calligan attended a Rexall store employees convention at the Fort Des Moines hotel. Monday M W Webb left Tuesday evening to attend the Rexall dealers convention at the same venue.
Four High Schools To Present Plays
A one act play festival will be presented in the Rolfe high school auditorium Tuesday evening April 2. Des Moines township Ottosen Plover and Rolfe will each present a short one act play with Rolfe performing Sparkin a comedy of rural Nebraska. Des Moines township will stage Squaring It With the Boss a comedy about a couple deceiving employers for a raise. The Patchwork Quilt from Plover is a fantasy about an old woman and her patchwork quilt. Ottosen presents The Wedding a royalty comedy about wedding day mishaps. A judge will give a brief critique of the plays.
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Rolfe
Des Moines Township
Ottosen
Plover
Nebraska
Des Moines
Conservation Leaders At Extension School Spencer Iowa
Pocahontas county agricultural conservation association committee members attended a district extension school in Spencer this week. Prominent speakers included Dr. Howard Bowen from Iowa State University Dr. James L. McCamy of the U S Department of Agriculture Dr. Charles H Patterson from the University of Nebraska and Dr W W Wilcox of Iowa State College. Attendees listed are Leroy Nelson Monday Bill Fisher Tuesday and Harry Lund Wednesday.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County Agricultural Conservation Association
Spencer
Howard Bowen
School of Commerce
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
James L. McCamy
United States Department of Agriculture
Charles H. Patterson
Department of Philosophy
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Neb
W.W. W. Wilcox
Jews State College
Ames
Leroy Nelson
Bill Fisher
Harry Lund
Marriage License Issued to Four Couples
Marriage licenses were issued recently to Howard DeWolf 32 of Gilmore City and Agnes Kemmer 23 of Havelock Clarence S Hotovec 21 of Beaver and G June Stearns 19 of Plover.
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Howard DeWolf
Gilmore City
Agnes Kemmer
Havelock
Clarence S. Hotovec
Beaver
G. June Stearns
Plover
Brain never sleeping, mind’s tireless sentinel explored
Professor Clark of New York University discusses science’s attempt to explain why the brain stays awake from birth to death, in an article for The American Weekly distributed with the Chicago Herald American.
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Clark
C. Dc. Clark
New York University
American Weekly
Chicago ‘Herald-American
Last Rites For Dr. C. W. Siefkin Held Thursday
Funeral services for Dr. C. W. Siefkin were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. H. A. Sinning officiating. A graveside service by the Masonic lodge followed at Clinton Garfield cemetery. Siefkin, born August 4 1875 near Dixon Illinois, practiced dentistry in Rolfe Iowa until ill health forced retirement. He is survived by his wife Hortense Ratcliff Siefkin and two sons Gordon and Norman, along with siblings and many distance relatives.
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C. W. Siefkin
Presbyterian Church
H. A
George Gilbert
Fort Dodge
Masonic Lodge
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Mary Denny
Long Beach
Calif
Henry Siefkin
Sutherland
Carl Magnussen
Gaza
Andrew Gillespie
Primghar
Percy James
Wayne Tigges
Peterson
Ralph Chesley
Evelyn
Jasper Martin
W. C. Ratcliff
Robert
Ralph Swanson
Red Oak
Frank Lovrien
Harriett Ann
T. G. Ferreby
Mary Chamberlain
Humboldt
Elmer Lowman
Andrew Gross
Curlew
Harvey Peterson
Clarence Peterson
Belmond
Frank. Hoyne
Newell
E. L. Hollis
Marengo
Charles Wesley Siefkin
George
Grace’ Siefkin
Dixon
Ill
Iowa
Rolfe
Gordon
Memphis
Tennessee
Norman
Chicago
Henry
Kate Youde
Cal
Siefkin
Board of
Brethren
Board of Education
Promotion Club
Dr. Siefkin
Democratic Women Meet in Pocahontas County
A Pocahontas County Democratic Women's club gathering is set for the court house in Pocahontas on Monday evening April 1 at 8:00. The program includes parliamentary law by Mrs. E R Donahoe, Why I am a Democrat by Mrs. A Mitchell, Benefits of AAA, and a discussion led by the club.
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Pocahontas County
Democratic Women’s Club
Court House
Pocahontas
E.R. Donahoe
A. Mitchell
County
Harry Ha Livid
Rev Sinning Receives Call To Eden Presbyterian Church
Rev H A Sinning has received a call from Eden Presbyterian Church north of Rudd Iowa and plans to accept. He will ask the Rolfe church to dissolve the pastoral relation at the annual meeting on Tuesday April 2. If approved, he may move to Eden by May 1. The Eden church sits seven miles north of Rudd and near Osage in a rich farming area. Sinning has held Presbyterian pastorates since 1912 including near Lexington Nebraska Seales Mound Illinois and Schaller before Rolfe, where he served five and a half years. The Eden outlook is favorable for pastoral work.
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H. A. Sinning
Eden Presbyterian Church
Rudd
Iowa
Ft. Dodge
Eden
Osage
Mx Sinning
The
Presbyterian Church
Dubuque University and Seminary
Lexington
Nebr
Seales Mound
Ill
Presbyterian
Schaller
Rolfe
Sinning
Gladys Emery Honored For Typing Accuracy
Miss Gladys Emery daughter of Mr and Mrs O G Emery a student at the American Institute of Business Des Moines Iowa and member of the International Honor Society for Business Education again scored this week by typing for 10 minutes at 70 words a minute without a single error Kathryn Holland grand treasurer and supervisor of the test reports she is an excellent typing student and has plenty of typing ability.
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Gladys Emery
O. G. Emery
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Iowa
International Honor Society For Business Education
Kathryn Holland
Miss Emery
Pocahontas District Court Opens with 23 New Civil Cases
The Pocahontas county district court convened Monday March 25 with Judge F M Hudson presiding. Twenty three civil cases were filed this term, eleven equity and twelve law cases. The grand jury met Tuesday March 26 and petit jurors were summoned for April 2 1940 at 9:00 AM.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
F. M. Hudson
Rolfe High School Free Concert On Sunday Afternoon
The Rolfe high school music department presents its annual public concert this Sunday at 2 30 pm in the high school auditorium. Admission is free, with a silver offering to help cover transportation to music contests. The program features orchestra pieces, solos, glee clubs, choirs, and mixed ensembles including works by Bizet Huhn and Clarke among others.
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Rolfe High School
Bizet
Isaacs
Brockton
Jean Mather
Bruno Huhn
Glee Club
Edgar
Cain
Robert Franz
Gerald Thompson
Boys’ Glee Club
John Peel
Marie White
Madrigal Group
Jeanette Hauck
Cornet
Junior Eccles
Hudson
Clarke
Panchenko-Wilhovsky
Madame Jeanette
Butler Elected President of Biloxi Tourist Club
Dr. G. G. Butler was elected president of the Biloxi tourist club in a Biloxi Daily Herald note. A photograph in the New Orleans Times-Picayune shows Butler receiving congratulations from Mrs Delores M Sullivan of Milwaukee Wisconsin as he smiles at the accolade.
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Biloxi
Daily Herald
The
Arrow
G. G. Butler
Butler
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Delores M. Sullivan
Milwaukee
Wis
Doc
Services Held for Infant Richard Leroy Scott
Richard Leroy son of Mr and Mrs John Scott died Sunday at home after frailty since birth January 19 1940. Survived by four brothers, parents, grandparents Frank Flynn and Mr Mrs Wm Scott of Rolfe. Funeral Monday at McIntire funeral home Rev E J Plummer in charge. Burial in Humboldt cemetery.
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Richard Leroy
John Scott
Robert Donald
Billy
Jackie
Frank Flynn
Wm. Scott
Rolfe
McIntire Funeral
E. J. Plummer
Grant Johnson
Rolfe Students Earn Honor Roll Honors at ISU Teachers College
Cedar Falls three Rolfe students Helen Brinkman Roberta Kennedy and Islea Ricklefs were named to the winter term honor roll at the Iowa State Teachers College A 3 33 average or better is required for inclusion The announcement was made by Dr M J Nelson dean of the faculty
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Cedar Falls
Rolfe
Iowa State Teachers College
M. J. Nelson
Helen Brinkman
J. H. Brinkman
Roberta Kennedy
L. W. Kennedy
Islea Ricklefs
John Ricklefs
Business Men's Club Meets Next Tuesday
The Rolfe Business Men's club will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday, April 2, with members invited to attend and participate in the discussion.
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Business Men’s Club
Rolfe Business Men’s Club
Farm Women Meet For Home Project Study
Seventeen women from Bellville and Colfax townships gathered for the final home project meeting at the Hinrichs home to study Foods and Nutrition V. Attendees included Mrs. Ed Lewis and Miss Esther Timan among others. A Swan Lake-Cummins group trained in Foods and Nutrition and planned an Achievement Day exhibit for Pocahontas on April 25. Garfield-Des Moines leaders met at Mrs. Arlo Ives’s home for training on lard and pork use with plans for April 25 Achievement Day and an April 15 follow up meeting.
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Bellville
Colfax
Lewis and Orville
Hinrichs
Ed Lewis
Esther Timan
Foods and Nutrition
Orville
Lewis Hinrichs
Carl Carlson
Peter Gerdes
A. M. Murphy
Swan Lake-Cummins
Geo. Aschenbrenner
Laurens
John Whitman
Swan Lake Music
Hascal Thomas
Geo. Johnson
Pocahontas
Wim. Bolan
Kenneth Perry
Wm. Roehlk
Earl Cone
Homer Kyle
Garfield-Des Moines
Garfield
Des Moines
Arlo Ives
Henry Diedrick
Lester Applegate
Wm. Fisher
Andrew Ives
Earl Ives
I. Keith Martin
D. E. Young
Garfield Township Farm Bureau to Meet Thursday
The Garfield township Farm Bureau will hold its regular meeting on Thursday evening March 28 at the home of Arlo G. Ives two miles south and four miles west of Rolfe.
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Garfield Twp
Farm Bureau
Garfield Township
Arlo G. Ives
Rolfe
Fuller Chooses Mayor In Hot Town Election
In a close town election O B Fuller Sr won the mayoral race by 5 votes over J H Brinkman. Council members Luther Thompson L A Hansen J E Rickard A G Stoufe Peter Johnson led the ticket, with others in lower or unopposed races.
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O. B. Fuller, Sr
J. H. Brinkman
Luther Thompson
L. A. Hansen
J. E. Rickard
A. G. Stoufe
Peter Johnson
A. G. Lighter
A. Gadd
C. B. Bowen
M. W. Webb
Merl McAninch
Wm. Obrecht
Victor Shimon
Dr. L. K. Leserman
Francis Hood
Ralph Neal Named New Manager of Lane Theatre Circuit
Ralph Neal is appointed manager of the Lane Theatre circuit based in Rolfe. Frank Cornwell remains with the circuit but will transfer to another station, outlining leadership changes within the operation.
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Ralph Neal
Lane Theatre
Rolfe
Frank Cornwell
Agnes Kemmer Weds Howard DeWolf
Miss Agnes Kemmer daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter P Kemmer of Havelock wed Howard H DeWolf son of Mr and Mrs W S DeWolf Tuesday March 26 at Sacred Heart church Pocahontas Rev Geo F Wessling officiated at nuptial mass. The couple will reside on a farm near Gilmore City.
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Agnes Kemmer
Peter P. Kemmer
Havelock
Howard H. DeWolf
W. S. DeWolf
Sacred Heart Church
Pocahontas
Geo. F. Wessling
M. Gilbert
Elizabeth Kemmer
Charles Kemmer
Lindeman’s Cafe
Sacred Heart School of
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Wand
Marilyn Webb
Marilyn
Alva Webb
Graeber Farm
H. S. Auditorium
Extension School
Rolfe H. S
Richard Leroy Scott
Fuller
Thompson
Hansen
Rickard
Stoufe
Johnson
Team Business League
Hauck’s Market
Rolfe Cafe
Lumber Jacks
Mustachios
Haynes Grocery
Struther’s
Grant’s Lumber Jacks
Hakes
Peterson’s Clothing
Rolfe Creamery
Rolfe Arrow
Creamery
Pet. Nielsen’s
Wheeler’s
Onnen’s
Struther
S. Nielsen
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